Friday ITV racing tips: Best bets for Newmarket and York
- Planet Sport writer
- 13 July 2023
Warming up now at Newmarket's July Festival and the Planet Sport tipsters have some more hot selections for day two on the July Course and a couple from York on Friday, July 14.
The Group 1 Famouth Stakes (1535) is the highlight of the six races on offer from the ITV cameras this Friday afternoon.
We start with a quick run through our tips, with the reasons why we've picked them further down the page.
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(Please be aware selections could become non-runners after article's first publication)
Friday's selections:
13:50 (Newmarket) Knockbrex
14:25 (Newmarket) Star Of Mystery
14:40 (York) Swingalong
15:00 (Newmarket) Live Your Dream
15:35 (Newmarket) Remarquee
13:50 (Newmarket) Knockbrex
Knockbrex was well talked up at Ascot as Frankie Dettori's last ever ride at the Royal meeting.
It did not go to plan in the Golden Gates Stakes when he was far too keen for his own good and was eased a long way out.
As a result he did not have a hard race and his form earlier in the season with Gregory and Chesspiece makes him look well treated in the 6 Horse Challenge At bet365 Handicap.
14:05 (York) Northern Express
Another Investment takes a step up in class having ended a long losing streak with a facile course and distance success and although respected, it might pay to focus on last month's Buckingham Palace form.
Northern Express (third) fared best of these, with Bopedro (sixth), Vafortino (10th) and Documenting (28th) all in behind.
Michael Dods' gelding was just touched off in this contest 12 months ago, but he's fancied to uphold Royal Ascot form and make amends this time around.
14:25 (Newmarket) Star Of Mystery
Star Of Mystery can oblige in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.
Her task has been eased by the absence of Soprano, but nevertheless Star Of Mystery has looked a horse of real potential in three starts to date.
Beaten into second on her debut, Star Of Mystery made amends with an effortless 11-length win in a Haydock novice before making a seamless switch to Listed company over this course and distance at the start of the month.
Her four-length verdict was achieved with the minimum of fuss and she can handle another leap to Group Two level.
14:40 (York) Swingalong
There is some quality racing at York where Karl Burke's good run can be continued by Swingalong in the Group Three William Hill Summer Stakes.
It is a classy field with last year's beaten Nunthorpe favourite Royal Aclaim, Nell Gwyn scorer Mammas Girl and the consistent Gale Force Maya.
Swingalong's two-length third to Shaquille in the Commonwealth Cup last time out is the best piece of form on offer in the race and in receipt of 6lb from her elders, last year's Lowther winner should take some stopping.
15:00 (Newmarket) Live Your Dream
Saeed bin Suroor's Live Your Dream appears to be getting quicker with age and can defy top weight in the £100,000 bet365 Trophy.
Now six, he actually won this race two years ago before being stepped up markedly in trip.
Having finished second in the Cesarewitch Trial, he was ultimately beaten a long way in the big race itself but was then off the track until last month.
Second at Haydock on his comeback over a mile and a half, he was unfortunate not to finish closer when beaten two lengths in the Duke of Edinburgh at Ascot.
Up another 2lb, life is not getting easier, but for the money on offer this is not a deep race and his class may tell.
15:35 (Newmarket) Remarquee
Remarquee can provide Ralph Beckett with a second successive win in the Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket.
Last year's winner Prosperous Voyage lines up again, but she has failed to hit the same heights since lowering the colours of a below-par Inspiral in this 12 months ago.
All nine runners have some claim on the formbook, but judged on Remarquee's Royal Ascot performance, it is just possible that Wathnan Racing have got themselves another top-class recruit.
Better than the winning margin suggested in the Fred Darling first time out, the 1000 Guineas was then a total write off.
She showed her true ability when, despite being the outsider of the field in the Coronation Stakes, she was a bit unlucky to be beaten just a length by Dermot Weld's Tahiyra.
It may be stretching things to say the best filly finished second, but she was definitely crossed by the winner just as the pace quickened, meaning Remarquee lost momentum as well as ground.
Once in the clear, she yet again displayed a big engine to get so close and with doubts about the ground for Via Sistina and Nashwa's two disappointing runs this term, the 9lb weight-for-age allowance Remarquee gets tips it in her favour.
